Al-Sadd star Andre Ayew pleased to score in derby win against Al-Arabi

The 31-year-old was named in the starting line-up for the fifth consecutive time by head coach Xavi Hernandez, playing the attacking midfield role behind Baghdad Bounedjah and Hassan Al Heidos.

However, the second half was just a replicate of the initial half until Bounedjah opened the scoring in the 60th minute. Al Heidos doubled the lead just one minute later before Bounedjah grabbed his second of the day.

With eight minutes to go until the full-time, the Ghanaian stepped up to convert a spot-kick after the home team had committed a foul in the penalty box.

Ayew converted the resulting penalty to make it four nil for Al Sadd, who continue to occupy the top position of the Qatari Stars League.